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Field Validation Errors
A nice new feature in the PLM REST API is that it will show more detailed error information for when a add/update operation fails because of bad field data. For example, if you try to update an item with a value of “x” for a numeric field, you will now get an error specifying which field(s) failed and why. Continue reading
Posted 3 days ago at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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Offhand, I don't have an answer for you. Each CAD plug-in is different. So P&ID might not have a way for you to get that connection.
Officially, the API does not support getting the active connection in a CAD plug-in.
I suggest posting this question to the Vault Customization group to see if somebody else knows more about Vault on P&ID.
Commented 5 days ago on Inventor 2012 and Vault 2013 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
Inventor 2012 and Vault 2013
If you are upgrading your server to Vault 2013, but still want to use Inventor 2012 with Vault, here are the steps you need to go through. Step 1: Do nothing Step 2: There is no step 2. Everything should be working. These steps also work with the 2012 versions of AutoCAD, Revit, AutoCAD Mec...
No, there is no way to hook your VDF grid to existing Vault Explorer commands.
It's a good idea, and you should post it in the Vault Idea Exchange. http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Vault-IdeaStation/idb-p/2
Commented Feb 26, 2014 on Adding a Custom Row to a VDF Grid at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
Adding a Custom Row to a VDF Grid
A while back, I showed you how to write a custom column for your VDF grid. But what about a custom row? Can it be done? If the answer was No, this would be a pretty short blog article, so the answer is Yes! Just like with custom columns, this data is client-side only. It’s not saved to t...
If you are download an assembly, I would expect the standard parts automatically come down.
If you just want to grab all the standard parts on their own, I think you have to interrogate the IPJ to look-up the Vault paths to the library folders.
Commented Feb 24, 2014 on How to Acquire Files at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
How to Acquire Files
Downloading and checking-out is so last year. The fashionable Vault API developer acquires their files. It has more style and class. Also, DocumentService.DownloadFile and DocumentService.CheckoutFile are no more in the 2014 API. So that kind of forces the issue. Connection.FileManager....
Adding a Custom Row to a VDF Grid
A while back, I showed you how to write a custom column for your VDF grid. But what about a custom row? Can it be done? If the answer was No, this would be a pretty short blog article, so the answer is Yes! Continue reading
Posted Feb 24, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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Survey Results
Thanks again to everybody who took the time to fill out the survey. Here are the results (out of 42 responses). Although I threw out the idea of a separate blog for PLM 360, I have no immediate plans to create a new blog. That would require double the work, so I would need to find another blogger. Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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What’s new in the PLM 360 API - 9.3 release
PLM 360 was updated last weekend. The Read Me First page has a listing of new REST API pages, but I’d like to also point some things out. Continue reading
Posted Feb 19, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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Survey Time Again
I haven’t done a survey for a while. I want to make sure I'm providing the right content, and I’m also curious to know how things are going with the addition of PLM 360 content. So please take a moment to fill out some questions. Thanks. Update: The survey is closed. Thanks to all who participated. Continue reading
Posted Feb 14, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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Property Review App
Jan Liska has given me a new app to post. It’s called Property Review and it lets you compare properties across multiple file versions. Jan also wrote Drawing Compare, so I’m starting to see a pattern here. Continue reading
Posted Feb 12, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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User-less Login to PLM 360
Let’s say you have a service that synchronizes data to PLM 360 in the background. It’s a headless system, so there is no UI. The problem is that PLM uses 3-legged OAuth 1.0, and “human” is one of the 3 legs. There are lots of blockers to prevent a non-human from authenticating. For example, there is no API to pass in the username and password. Continue reading
Posted Feb 6, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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Offhand, I don't have any sample code for you. In general, I suggest not making any updates within an event. The reason is that your actions may affect the operation in progress. It's like trying to fix a table while standing on the table.
Here is the order of operations that I suggest:
1. Run AcquireFiles in noAction mode
2. In your event handler, read all the files being updated and store them in a list.
3. AcquireFiles exists
4. Go through your list and perform the needed operations.
5. Run AcquireFiles again to check out the files. No event handlers are needed this time.
Commented Feb 4, 2014 on How to Acquire Files at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
How to Acquire Files
Downloading and checking-out is so last year. The fashionable Vault API developer acquires their files. It has more style and class. Also, DocumentService.DownloadFile and DocumentService.CheckoutFile are no more in the 2014 API. So that kind of forces the issue. Connection.FileManager....
Nice! I'm not aware of any other Vault or PLM related games.
Commented Feb 4, 2014 on The Deadly Dungeons of Doom at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
The Deadly Dungeons of Doom
I love computer games, and for years I’ve been looking for a way to make a game out of the product I was working on. Vault didn’t really give me many options. But writing a game in PLM 360... that’s just crazy enough to work. So come with me to a land of adventure and treasure. Of heroes ...
That's a pretty good idea. I'm just getting up-to-speed on Data Standard myself. But Thunderdome is a good candidate for transferring the custom dialogs and scripts.
Commented Feb 4, 2014 on Project Thunderdome 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
Project Thunderdome 2014
Wow. I can’t believe I’m on the 4th release of Thunderdome. They grow up so fast. If you are not familiar with the app, Project Thunderdome lets you deploy various Vault settings to all your Vault users. Settings include, shortcuts, saved searches, grid settings, DECO UI, and even Vault ...
The Deadly Dungeons of Doom
I love computer games, and for years I’ve been looking for a way to make a game out of the product I was working on. Vault didn’t really give me many options. But writing a game in PLM 360... that’s just crazy enough to work. Continue reading
Posted Jan 31, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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Batch Add/Edit of Items
If you are doing a mass import of Items, you don’t need to do them one at a time. The same is true for update. You can do multiple edits at once through the REST API. In general, it's much more efficient to do things in batch because it cuts down on network latency. Continue reading
Posted Jan 23, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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My guess is that Content Center does not support this type of compatibility. But you will need to check with the Inventor team to confirm.
Commented Jan 22, 2014 on Inventor 2012 and Vault 2013 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
Inventor 2012 and Vault 2013
If you are upgrading your server to Vault 2013, but still want to use Inventor 2012 with Vault, here are the steps you need to go through. Step 1: Do nothing Step 2: There is no step 2. Everything should be working. These steps also work with the 2012 versions of AutoCAD, Revit, AutoCAD Mec...
Adding a Custom Column to a VDF Grid
As I mentioned a few articles ago, the VDF has the concept of client properties. On top of that, the VDF gives you the ability to add your own. The main advantage here is that it gives you a column of your very own in the VDF grid. Beyond that, most of the work is up to you. You need to set the value. If you want to persist the data, that’s also up to you. Continue reading
Posted Jan 16, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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Autodesk Vault Plug-in Wizard for Visual Studio
Oh yes. YES!!!!!
Christmas has just come 343 days early (or 22 days late, depending on how you look at it). Daniel Du from ADN has created a wizard for Visual Studio 2012 that creates and configures a Vault plug-in project for you. Continue reading
Posted Jan 15, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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Yes, I think you can use Custom Objects to represent a manufacturing order.
You can make a custom command that creates Custom Objects based on the items that the user selects. The Custom Object can either contain copied data from the items. Or you can link the Custom Object to the items. Or both.
You can create tabs for Custom Objects but the Vault API doesn't give you anything for displaying CAD data. You would have to plug-in a viewer.
Commented Jan 13, 2014 on The BOM Pipeline at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
The BOM Pipeline
I want to explain a bit how bill of material data works in Vault. It’s not very intuitive looking at the API. I’ll also attempt to answer the question, “Why did they do it that way?” The Primary Workflow Let me know over the “primary workflow,” which I’m defining as the workflow most respon...
Reading Items in a Workspace
There are two main ways to get a list of items in a workspace. You can use the items endpoint or the query endpoint. In this article, I will be comparing and contrasting these API calls. (Spoiler Alert: My preference is the query endpoint) Continue reading
Posted Jan 8, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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There is a way to put meta-data on a Link.
AddLink() let's you create a Link, and the last parameter is for meta-data. You can read this data back with GetMetaOnLinks(). Both functions are in the document service.
This is an API only feature. You can't see this data through the default Vault Clients. So you would need to write plug-ins or apps to get and set this data.
Commented Jan 7, 2014 on Setting the Properties on a Category at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
Setting the Properties on a Category
The question has come up a couple of times on how to associate Property Definitions with a Category. So I thought I would write up the code and post it here. The code is a bit hard to follow unless you understand a few things about Categories. A Category is a behavior that is a container f...
You can download the Additional Materials for some code samples. Also, VaultBrowserSample in the SDK and the latest version of Advanced Advanced Find on this blog use the grid.
FYI. The DevExpress content is completely encapsulated by the Vault API. You shouldn't have to reference the DevExpress assemblies directly in your code. So make sure you are using the GridControl from Autodesk.DataManagement.Client.Framework.Vault.Forms.dll.
Commented Jan 3, 2014 on AU Class Recordings at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
AU Class Recordings
For the first time ever, my API classes were recorded at Autodesk University. If you were not able to attend, you can view the recordings at AU-online. Programming the Vault with the VDF This class goes over what’s new in the Vault 2014 API. The bulk of the class focuses on the Vault Deve...
VDF Client Properties
The VDF tracks two types of properties: client properties and server properties. If you have been using the web service API for a while, you are probably already familiar with server properties. But client properties is a new concept in the Vault API.
Both client and server properties are displayed in the Vault grid controls. As an end user, you probably didn’t care which was which. But if you program with the VDF, you will start to notice and appreciate the differences. Continue reading
Posted Jan 3, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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AU Class Recordings
For the first time ever, my API classes were recorded at AU. If you were not able to attend, you can view the recordings at AU-online. Continue reading
Posted Jan 2, 2014 at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
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http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2013/12/generate-permanent-link-of-entities-in-vault-and-open-in-thin-client.html
Commented Jan 2, 2014 on Persistent IDs at It's All Just Ones and Zeros
Persistent IDs
If you are integrating Vault and another system, you will probably want to use Persistent IDs. Like the name implies, these identifiers are persisted and will not change in the future. Persistent IDs came out in Vault 2013 as an undocumented feature. For Vault 2014, it’s now being offic...
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